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Syrian opposition: rebels break Aleppo siege
Today's Headlines

Headline	Comments [Views]
Page 1: WoT Operations
Afghan general bans Pakistani rupee in southern province	1 19:24 Rob Crawford [1775]
Four North Sinai civilians killed by IED planted in garbage bag	1 10:46 Frank G [1742]
Hamas member killed in Gaza tunnel collapse	12 23:24 Alaska Paul [1776]
Good morning	4 16:51 Shipman [1764]
Tor Al-Baha is on the Brink of Humanitarian Disaster	0 [1740]
Al-Qaeda operatives killed in Yemen strike	0 [1737]
Helmand War Rages As Battles Spread To Outskirts Of Capital	0 [1740]
Ninevah Nightmares	0 [1740]
Anbar Antics	0 [1745]
The Beatings Will Continue: Iraqi Edition	0 [1749]
Baghdad Bomb and Bullet Bulletin: 1 dead	0 [1735]
Indonesian police: plot foiled to fire rocket at Singapore	0 [1729]
US-backed Syrian forces seize 'Islamic State' stronghold Manbij	0 [1744]
Sebha airport plundered	3 11:38 Shipman [1740]
ISIS destroy deeds in Mosul sparking fears that minorities will lose ownership	0 [1746]
Kurd Kommies Kill Two Turk Soldiers in Hakkari	1 00:21 lord garth [1743]
France expels Malian on suspected militant links, more costs of colonization	1 11:43 Shipman [1741]
Air raids kill 10 near Syria hospital	0 [1741]
UN: Yemen talks in Kuwait end, peace efforts to continue	3 21:14 Shipman [1772]
Syrian opposition: rebels break Aleppo siege	6 15:18 badanov [1763]
Nazimuddin Samad murder mastermind identified	0 [1748]
Three children injured in blast	0 [1745]
14 killed in terror attack in Assam	0 [1738]
Shaboobs launch rounds of mortar on Baidoa	0 [1738]
ISIS loyalists behead two men in East of Afghanistan	0 [1739]
10 civilians killed in Paktia explosions	0 [1740]
Explosion in Kabul leaves 5 policemen dead	0 [1738]
Fresh violence claims lives of 10 soldiers, 61 militants: MoD	0 [1738]
Nigerian gov't dismisses new BH leader as 'cheap propaganda'	0 [1743]
Three wounded by gunmen in southern Thailand	0 [1739]
Page 2: WoT Background
ISIL Should Know Better	0 [1733]
8,000 Syrian refugees resettled in US	2 12:42 Besoeker [1740]
Trump Gets (Very) Serious: Hires Marketing Firm Behind Stunning Brexit Vote Victory	4 17:11 Besoeker [1762]
Taliban's new commando force tests Afghan army's strength	0 [1735]
Three Qamishli security officials fired after deadly bombing	0 [1735]
Nineveh governor: We have enough forces to liberate Mosul	0 [1738]
No excuse to delay Hawija offensive, Kirkuk tells Baghdad	0 [1732]
Group linked to Egypt Brotherhood says behind mufti’s killing attempt	0 [1738]
US not involved in Turkey coup attempt, ‘full stop,’ envoy says	0 [1739]
Arab Coalition to revive Operation Restoring Hope in Yemen	1 09:35 phil_b [1729]
'Pakistan never learns': Rajnath apprises Indian parliament of Saarc meet	0 [1738]
Rajnath stomps out of Saarc meeting abruptly amid bitterness	0 [1736]
FIA arrests 'blacklisted' US national from Islamabad	0 [1729]
Afghanistan orders probe into crash-landing of Pakistani helicopter	4 22:57 Zenobia Floger6220 [1766]
In 2006, 88 British squaddies held off 500 Taliban for 54 days	0 [1732]
FBI finds link between Detroit man, al-Qaida recruiter	0 [1741]
Iran executes gay teenager	0 [1736]
Page 3: Non-WoT
Tailgating Millennial survives Arizona crash (video)	0 [1729]
Olympics: Lebanese team refuses to ride bus with Israeli team	2 14:19 Besoeker [1737]
Railing collapse at Snoop Dogg concert injures 42 fans	1 12:32 Besoeker [1737]
Planned Parenthood head to promote Clinton in New Hampshire	0 [1744]
09 August: Atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki	8 14:18 JohnQC [1746]
Teen gets 8 years for unprovoked acid attack at UK train station	1 02:19 gorb [1749]
Puntland captures Ethiopian migrants in Bosaso city	0 [1738]
Dispute claims life	5 15:21 trailing wife [1735]
Police gun down five ‘robbers’ in shootout	1 12:31 Shipman [1732]
End of an era as last two journalists leave London’s Fleet Street	2 09:11 3dc [1738]
Bomb attack sends Plotnitsky to the hospital	0 [1731]
Page 4: Opinion
"How Not To Fix Inner-City Gun Violence"	3 21:19 swksvolFF [1765]
NFL's Benjamin Watson: Planned Parenthood was created to ‘exterminate blacks'	9 21:41 newc [1757]
Ex-CIA chief endorses Clinton, calls Trump an ‘unwitting agent' of Russia	10 21:07 Thing From Snowy Mountain [1780]
Gen. Hayden: ‘I Would Lose Respect' For China, Russia ‘If They Hadn't Penetrated Clinton's Server'	3 07:40 JohnQC [1733]
‘Honour’ killings	1 00:14 lord garth [1741]
Is Pakistan isolated?	0 [1741]
ISIS And The NRA: Similarities Abound	2 13:07 trailing wife [1745]
Page 6: Politix
Cotton says cash to Iran sends 'dangerous' message to bad guys worldwide	1 21:27 Unelet Protector of the Sith2424 [1771]
Dem Rep. Meeks: ‘I Doubt' Iran Hostages Held Till Money Arrived	1 12:34 Iblis [1741]
Unwell Hillary Clinton Needs HELP Up Stairs (PHOTO)	16 22:45 Shipman [1771]
Clinton’s lead over Trump narrows to less than three points	2 10:51 Abu Uluque [1742]
Telemundo Reporter Claims It’s Not Crime To Be An Illegal Immigrant	1 01:44 AlmostAnonymous5839 [1732]
Police union: Clinton snubbed us	1 16:11 Deacon Blues [1733]

    
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                        21:07 Thing From Snowy Mountain

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                        20:30 trailing wife

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                        19:59 regular joe

                        19:24 Rob Crawford

                        18:25 Raj

                        17:51 Besoeker

                        17:40 Bangkok Billy

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                        17:23 Zenobia Floger6220

                        17:22 Herman Snease8631

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Who's in the News
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11	Islamic State
5	Govt of Pakistan
5	Taliban
3	Houthis
2	Sublime Porte
2	Govt of Syria
1	Hamas
1	Arab Spring
1	Ansarullah Bangla Team
1	Muslim Brotherhood
1	Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (IS)
1	Thai Insurgency
1	al-Qaeda
1	al-Qaeda in Arabia
1	Govt of Iran
1	al-Shabaab
1	Boko Haram

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Thu 2016-08-04
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Mon 2016-08-01
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Sat 2016-07-30
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Fri 2016-07-29
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Thu 2016-07-28
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Islamist Militants Kill Nine Christians in Democratic Republic of Congo

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